Identity of Boat

[Tierza]

Any idea on what kind of boat this is? We've had it for a while and I can't find a name anywhere on the boat. It says Golden Jubilee around the ignition. I've attached photos. Let me know if you have any idea what this boat could be and how old.... Thank you!

 

[Solittle]

Re: Identity of Boat

No idea on the make but my guess is the rig was made in the early 60s by the look of the engine.

 

[phwrd]

Re: Identity of Boat

A google of Golden Jubilee resulted in a Golder Jubilee EVINRUDE OUTBOARD.

Is a cool looking older boat. Looks like a tubular trailer, how old are those ?

 

[Fisherball]

Re: Identity of Boat

Trailer looks like a Gator. Does it have a tilt mechanism? I had a '61 that tilted the boat off & on. Made it very easy to launch & load.

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Identity of Boat

I had a fiberglass 16 foot OWENS with fins and front deck exactly like that. Show a couple more photos of the transom and interior. Mine had a fiberglass hatch in the splashwell that a portable gas tank would drop through and the hull was a "round bottom." Seats were mounted on "boxes" filled with foam for flotation and the keel was used to drain water from the front to the rear. No wood stringers but as I remember, it had fiberglass semi-circular tubes to strenghten the bottom. Could be wrong on them, though.

The right hand steering and fin size would indicate late 50s to very early 60s, imitating autos of that era. I think mine was a '61 and the PA fish and game rated it for 85 HP.

Great looking hull! Current engine looks like an old V4 50 HP Johnson. Wide transom with room for twin engines. Restored and with twin 25s or 35s that will make a GREAT Sunday ride!